Pipeline inquiry begins May 4 The Kitimat Oil Port Inquiry has scheduled a preliminary hearing for May 4 at Kitimat, B.C. to receive applications for funding of participants and obtain public suggestions on rocedures to be followed in ater, formal hearings. Dr. Andrew Thompson, commissioner of the federal inquiry into the social, environmental and other aspects of the proposed desp sea oi] port, also will hold informal meetings with residents of small west coast communities prior to May 4. "It is my intention to ensure that all interested parties are fully informed of the purposes of the inquiry, of the availability of funding to groups wishing to prepare submissions and of the importance we attach to public participation,” Dr. Thompson said. Dr. Thompson will be at the museum in Skidegate at 2p.m, on April 20, the New Masset community hall at 2 pm. on May 1 and the Kitimaat Village com- munity hall at noon on May 3 for meetings with local ; residents. . The preliminary hearing will involve afternoon and ‘evening sessions at the ‘Legion Hal in Kitimat on ; May 4. : Dr. Thompson stressed ‘that the preliminary vhearing will deal with , procedural matters only and ‘that he will not accept ‘submissions or arguments -on the oil port proposal at ‘this time. In the matter of in- .tervenor funding, Dr. ‘Thompson said that the ‘federal government has agreed to provide funds to interested groups wishing to ‘take part in the formal _hearings. i Criteria for funding have ‘ been established and will be ‘mailed to interested parties on request. Applicants will . be asked to app y in writing, stating how they meet the ,criteria and how the funds ‘would be disbursed and ‘accounted for. Applications can be made in person at the preliminary hearing, or in writing to the Inquiry Office in Vancouver by May 4. Dr. Thompson said the timing of formal hearings expected to be held in Kitimat, Prince Rupert and Vancouver will depend to some extent on the results . of the preliminary hearings, but that he anticipated that the first phase of the inquiry could start by mid-July. The commissioner also reiterated that his terms of reference require him to examine the problems of oil tanker traffic which would result from the proposal to ship oil to Edmonton from an existing oil terminal at Cherry Point, Wash. The Kitimat proposal, by Kitimat Pipe Line Co., in- cludes an oil port and 753- mile pipeline from Kitimat to Edmonton, Alta, The pipeline would carry Alaskan and other foreign oil to Edmonton for ship- ment through existing lines to the midwestern United States. National Energy Board hearings on the land pipeline are expected to open later this year. The alternative proposal, by Trans Mountain Pipe Line Co. Ltd. and Atlantic Richfield Co, of the U.S., isa plan to expand ARCE's tanker terminal at Cherry Point and pipe the oil through existing Trans Mountain pipelines to Ed- monton. In a submission prepared for the preliminary hearing, Russell J. Anthony, com- mission counsel, _ has suggested procedures to be followed by the Inquiry and has recommended that the hearings be scheduled in four phases according to subject matter. Areas of -inquiry would include: Phase 1 — The velume and origin of tanker traffic and the planned capacity and destinations of oil deliveries through the proposed facilities. Phase 2 — The proposed projects and the alter- natives; tanker construction and operations, the risks of oil spills and marine ac- cidents; the effects on other marine operations. Phase 3 — Environmental impacts on fish and wildlife and recreational resources from potential oil spills and other spills and other aspects of construction and operation of an oil terminal. Phase 4 — The social and economic impacts on British — Columbia, .on-local areas and on‘local native ‘com- munities. ; Prepared information on all aspects of the inquiry, including the terms of reference and commission counsel’s recommendations on procedures and funding, can be obtained by writing or telephoning the inquiry office: Kitimat Oil Port Inquiry, 549 Howe Street, Vancouver, B.C. VéC 2C6. The telephone number is (604) 666-2251. Western lottery results If the last three numbers on your ticket for the April 20, 1977 Western Express FLOWERS OF HOPE — Recreation helps all around development of the children at the Jack Cook School in Terrace. Happy children from the schoo! are shown aboard the school bus affer an affernoon in the swimming pool. Other recreational activities for Wh gai retarded children include bowling, skating, camping and the annual regional Fun and Fitness Meet. Support the Terrace Association fer the Mentally Retarded during the Flowers of Hope Campaign, May 8 to 14. King visits Terrace area Bill King, the NDP provincial forestry critic and house leader, said in Terrace Monday the Social Credit government has not lived up to its promise to get the economy moving again. - of persons under the age of 25 who are of the age to work are unemployed. In Nelson, Creston and Kelowna the numbers of unemployed has reached 20 percent. One of the serious in- dicators of the present economic state is 10,000 people have ieft B.C. to find work. ‘This is the first time since post war time people are leaving,” he said. He said there is no new capital investment and no indication of improvements King said government imposed price increases have dried up disposable income in B.C. Drastic increases in auto insurance, ferry rates, sales tax, etc., have centralized surpluses Bill King in Victoria thus reducing demand for geods and. services in the community. He said although the ravincial unemployment igure shows 10 percent of the work force seeking jobs there are pockets of high loyment. In the unemp Cowichan Valley 65 percent government’s centralist fiscal policy has been the spectacular increase in small business bankrupt- in the economy. He said the NDP hope the accelerated home building in the U.S. will create a bigger demand for B.C. wood but industry is not optimistic. He said labour unrest cannot be blamed for the economic problems. Labour has been regulated in wages for nearly three years, he said, and places like Van- couver have the highest inflation rate. King charged that another consequence of the cies. - He said Skeena, which is basically reliant on the forest industry, could provide an opportunity to smail operators to have better access to the resource. He added he will be pushing the Minister of Forestry, Tom Waterland, to implement the key sec- tions of the Pearse Repart. 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